1 & 2 Samuel (NIV Application Commentary)

From the Publisher Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Identification of comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. Praise for the NIV Application Commentary series “The NIV Application Commentary series doesn’t fool around: It gets right down to business, bringing this ancient and powerful Word of God into the present so that it can be heard and delivered with all the freshness of a new day, with all the immediacy of a friend’s embrace.” ─Eugene Peterson Praise for the NIV Application Commentary series “This series promises to become an